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1. The particular of its organisation, functions and duties |
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Organisation The Department of Agricultural Research and Education (DARE) was established in the Ministry of Agriculture in December, 1973. Subjects have been allotted to the DARE as per the Government of India (Allocation of Business )Rules. The Indian Council of Agricultural Research, a society registered under the Societies’ Registration Act, 1860 is an organisation under the Department of Agricultural Research and Education. The Secretary to the Government of India in the DARE is also the Director-General of the ICAR. Further, the Financial Adviser of DARE is the Financial Adviser of ICAR also. The Department also has an autonomous body viz. Central Agricultural University, Imphal under it. |
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FUNCTIONS The major functions of DARE are :
DETAILED ALLOCATION OF BUSINESS The Government of India (Allocation of Business) Rules: Part-I The following subjects which fall within List1 of the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India :
Part-2 For Union territories the subjects mentioned in Part 1 above so far as they exist in regard to these territories and in addition the following subject which falls within List II of the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution of India
Part 3 General and consequential:
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(I) IC (I) Division (Sh. M.S.Nayar, US) (i) Deputation cases in respect of FAO (not related to projects), TCDC, CGPRT, CABI, APARRI, ISTA, SAARC, SAIC, IJO, AVRDS, ESCAP, RANM. (ii) Payment of contribution of CGPRT, CABI, APAARI, ISTA, ESCAP, etc. (iii) Cases pertaining to consultancy (iv) All matters relating to Coordinating Parliament work in so far as IC Divisions are Concerned. (v) Coordination work (vi) DDO (vii) Allotment of office space to various CG Centres (viii) Issue of Customs Duty Exemption Certificates (ix) Pension matters of ICAR employees who have opted for Govt. pension (x) Processing of NACA matters (xi) Obtaining of Govt. clearances for organizing International conferences, seminars, symposia, etc.
(II) IC-II Division & IC.III(Training) (Smt. Alka Ahuja, US) (i) In so far as IC-II is concerned, the Branch circulates to vacancies in the International Organisation such as UNDP, CGIAR and FAO. On receipt of applications against these vacancies, these are submitted to Subject Matter Division for seeking their technical comments. In case, the Subject Matter Division recommends the forwardal of application, the same is forwarded to the concerned agency. The instructions issued by DOPT /DARE and recommendation of Subject Matter Division are kept in view while dealing with such applications. (ii) The applications of the ICAR/SAU scientists for availing training/fellowships etc. are also received and processed and are also dealt with accordance with the guidelines issued by the Government of India in this regard. (iii) Applications for grant of permission to study abroad on study leave are also received and processed and after seeking clearance from the Subject Matter Division, the approval is conveyed. (iv) Applications for deputing scientists on training abroad under the foreign government fellowship/assistance through Nodal Department like DBT, DST, MEA, DOAC etc. are also similarly processed. (v) In case, the proposal has any deficiency, then the section officer (IC-II)/US(IC-II) seeks further information/clarification from the concerned institute/organization. (vi) Proposals for exchange of germplasm under MOU / MTA singed between foreign governments/organisations are processed. The proposals received from foreign Governments directly or through our nodal agency i.e. NBGR are examined in the light of comments of the importing/exporting Institute and the NBPGR in consultation with respective SMDs. Department’s approval to export/import is conveyed to NBPRG for executing the transaction. (vii) The procedure for export/import of germplasm in the light of Bio Diversity Act, 2002 is being revised in consultation with the National Bio Diversity Authority. Till the procedure is evolved, the export/import is being effected with the clearance of the National Bio Diversity Authority. (viii) On request by foreign governments /Embassies/High Commissions, the printed books/literature on Agriculture is supplied after obtaining approval of SMD and procuring the material from the Publication Division of the ICAR. (ix) Issues relating to the admission of foreign nationals into the State Agricultural University/ICAR Deemed University/ICAR Institutes for pursuing graduation, post graduation and doctoral programmes, proposals of foreign scientists’ participation in the various international training courses conducted by ICAR institutes are also processed. (x) Nepal-Aid Fund.
(III) CG Division (Smt. Sumita Dasgupta, US) (a) All work relating to the 15 Centres of Consultative Group on international Agricultural Research (CGIAR), namely (i) processing of MoU/Work Plan in respect of each of the 15 centres; (ii) processing of proposals for training, study tours, participation in conferences, congresses, symposia, meetings, etc., under various Work Plans; (iii) processing of project proposals under various Work Plans; (iv) processing of proposals for holding of congresses, workshops, seminars, symposia, etc., in India; (v) processing of proposals regarding visits of foreign experts/scientists to India under the Work Plans/projects, etc (b) payment of annual contribution to the CGIAR (c) Processing of Rice-Wheat Consortium matters; (d) Processing of USAID/USDA/USIF projects; (e) Processing of projects under Generation Challenge Program of CGIAR; (f) Bilateral projects relating to ACIAR; (g) Work relating to development of North East Region for regressing insurgency
(iii) MoUs/Work Plans with International Organizations/ Institutes other than CGIAR (iv) Collaboration through the Joint Commissions constituted by the Ministry of External Affairs with DARE as participating Department (v) Participation of DARE in the collaborative programme of the Ministry of Commerce, Department of Science & Technology, Department of Economic Affair etc. (vi) Bilateral Programmes with the CIS countries (erstwhile USSR) – Preparation and implementation of MoUs/Work Plans and processing of deputation proposal etc. (vii) Implementation of all MoUs/Agreements/Work Plan – Incoming delegations – Protocol work and assistance (viii) Organizing all ad-hoc visits of foreigners to ICAR Hrs./ICAR Institutes/State Agricultural Universities (ix) Organizing meetings/discussions of the foreign delegates with the official of ICAR/DARE (x) Bilateral cooperation with SAARC countries; Vietnam; DPR-Korea; Republic of Korea; Egypt; Mongolia etc.- Preparation and implementation of MoUs/Work Plans and processing of deputation proposal etc. (xi) Implementation of Cultural Exchange Programmes with all countries for which Ministry of Education, INSA etc. are the nodal Departments. (xii) All vigilance matters pertaining to DARE (xiii) Information Technology for DARE
(ii) Matters related to Central Agricultural University, Budget work of DARE and Official Language
(VI) IC (IV) Division (Sh. Madan Lal, US)
(i) All matters relating to projects (except projects with USAID/USDA and ACIAR).
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World Bank funded project - NATP (VII) Finance & Parliament (Sh. Rakesh Sharma, US) (i) All matters relating to Integrated Finance. (ii) All matters relating to Parliament work
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3.The procedure followed in the decision making process, including channels of supervision and accountability |
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IMPORTANT FUNCTIONARIES |
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The norms set by the Govt. of India as a whole are also followed in this Department.
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| 5. The rules, regulations, instructions, manuals and records, held by the Department or under its control or used by its employees for discharging its functions. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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All the rules, regulations, instructions, manuals issued by the concerned Ministries/Departments of the Government of India are followed by this Department. Relevant guidelines/instructions have been circulated to all the ICAR institutes. Proforma for check-list accompanying the proposals has been placed on the ICAR websites for retrieval by the user applicants. As regards the processing of bilateral foreign aid projects and visit of scientists, the proposals are processed in accordance with the rules regulations, instructions issued by the Cabinet Secretariat, MHA, MEA, M/o Finance, etc. from time to time
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6. A statement of the categories of documents that are held by the Department or are under its control. |
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documents held by the Department are mostly unclassified. However, certain
classified files and documents as per the instructions of the Government of
India are also held by the Department.
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7. The particulars of any arrangement that exists for consultation with, or representation by, the members of the public in relation to the formulation of its policy or implementation thereof. |
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This department, generally, does not deal with the members of public. However, if the need so arises, the standard guidelines in the matter as laid down by the Government of India are followed.
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8. A statement of the boards, councils, committees and other bodies consisting of two or more persons constituted as its part or for the purpose of its advice, and as to whether meetings of those boards, councils, committees and other bodies are open to the public, or the minutes of the such meetings are accessible for public. |
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This Department does not have any boards, committees or other bodies for the purpose of its advice. However, the ICAR which is a Society registered under the Societies’ Registration Act, 1860 is under the administrative control of this Department. |
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10. The monthly remuneration received by each of its officers and employees, including the system of compensation as provided in its regulations |
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| 11. The budget allocated to each of its agency, indicating the particulars of all plans, proposed expenditures and reports on disbursements made. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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(Information is being collected; will be indicated shortly)
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| 12. The manner of execution of subsidy programmes, including the amounts allocated and the details of beneficiaries of such programmes. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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There is no subsidy programmes and hence there are no amounts allocated for
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13. Particulars of recipients of concessions, permits or authorizations granted by it. |
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No such cases of concessions, permits or authorization are granted by DARE
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14 . Details in respect of the information, available to or held by it, reduced in an electronic form. |
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The details of foreign aided projects, approved from time to time are also incorporated in the Annual Report of the Department.
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15. The particulars of facilities available to citizens for obtaining information relating to the Department. |
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There is no public dealing, however, the
information sought by the applicants/ institutions/organisations are immediately attended to. Also, a
Web site has been launched for the Department, which may contain such
information pertaining to the Department. It can be accessed at
http://dare.nic.in
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16. The names, designations and other particulars of the Public Information Officers |
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